Avenc del Forn

Small pit 13 metres deep at Coll d'Ordal, Subirats, with a round entrance, a 4-metre drop and a 9-metre shaft.

Subirats • Alt Penedès 15m 13m

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Avenc del Forn

Small pit 13 metres deep at Coll d'Ordal, Subirats, with a round entrance, a 4-metre drop and a 9-metre shaft.

Subirats · Alt Penedès

Length: 15 m · Depth: 13 m

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Small pit 13 metres deep at Coll d'Ordal, Subirats, with a round entrance, a 4-metre drop and a 9-metre shaft.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Subirats
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Ordal, muntanyes de l'
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 13 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Going down the N-340 from Coll d'Ordal towards the village of Ordal, once past the second bridge over the road, we will find a slope on the left of the road; the cavity is located above it and 30 metres from the road, on the upper part of a limestone outcrop. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc del Forn
Elevation: 465 m
41.391748, 1.865926
UTM 31T (ED 50) 405283 4583071
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Topographic

Avenc del Forn - Topography, Subirats, Alt Penedès

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Description

Morphology

A small round entrance leads to a 4-metre drop, connected to a 9-metre shaft with a rounded section. The base is full of stones, most of them from the exterior.

History

The first exploration was carried out in 1982 by the Grup d'Investigacions Espeleològiques del Lledoner (GIELL).

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Bibliography

Asensio, A; Gallofré, J. (1984).-“Notes sobre algunes cavitats al massís de l'Ordal (Garraf)”.Carbonato (4):41-60. GERS-AE Muntanya.Barcelona Barcelona.